Oct. 14, 2-3:30 p.m. WISE: Emerging Technology: Fracking and the Keystone Pipeline Wisdom In Senior Education (W.I.S.E.) is a program offered by the Daytona State College
Foundation to promote and share the academic college resources with our senior community,
providing learning opportunities in an enjoyable format. Dr. Emily Faulconer, a professor
of chemistry at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), will explain the general
concepts of fracking technology and make the case for why the U.S. should connect
to the Keystone Pipeline. Free to WISE members. Daytona Beach Campus, Hosseini Center (Bldg. 1200) 1200 W. Int'l. Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach For more information, visit www.DaytonaState.edu/foundation, email Foundation@DaytonaState.edu or call (386) 506-4425.

Oct. 21, 2-3:30 p.m. WISE: My Story as an American DiplomatWisdom In Senior Education (W.I.S.E.) is a program offered by the Daytona State College
Foundation to promote and share the academic college resources with our senior community,
providing learning opportunities in an enjoyable format. Daytona Beach native and
member of the college's District Board of Trustees Stanley Escudero, who served as
U.S. ambassador to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan. Escudero will discuss his
perspective of this volatile part of the world. Free to WISE members. Daytona Beach Campus, Hosseini Center (Bldg. 1200) 1200 W. Int'l. Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach For more information, visit www.DaytonaState.edu/foundation, email Foundation@DaytonaState.edu or call (386) 506-4425.

Oct. 29, 2-3:30 p.m. WISE: Exploring Space, Extraterrestrial Life and Asteroid CollisionsWisdom In Senior Education (W.I.S.E.) is a program offered by the Daytona State College
Foundation to promote and share the academic college resources with our senior community,
providing learning opportunities in an enjoyable format. Dr. Ted von Hippel, professor
of astronomy at ERAU, who will speak about the latest technology in space exploration
and offer his views on the possibilities of life beyond earth. Free to WISE members.
Daytona Beach Campus, Business Hall (Bldg. 150) 1200 W. Int'l. Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach For more information, visit www.DaytonaState.edu/foundation, email Foundation@DaytonaState.edu or call (386) 506-4425.

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NOTE: Offering more than 100 certificate, associate and bachelor’s degree programs, Daytona
State College has responded to the education and workforce training needs of Volusia
and Flagler counties and beyond for more than 50 years. The college enrolls nearly
30,000 students a year at its seven instructional sites, with graduates serving in
critical fields including health care, emergency services, business, education, hospitality,
engineering, technology and more.

Daytona State has been recognized as a leader in higher education numerous times,
most recently by U.S. News & World Report, which ranked the college among the Top 10 Best Online Bachelor’s Programs in the
nation in 2014, for the second year running. In 2013 the U.S. Department of Education’s
College Affordability and Transparency Center ranked DSC among the top 50 most affordable
public four-year institutions in the country, with less than half the tuition of the
national average. Community College Week, a leading publication in higher education, annually continues to feature the college
in its list of Top 100 Associate Degree Producers.